Nokia Lumia 1520 - Two more photos of the 6-inch device leak from China

It’s an early Sunday morning but leaks are leaks and they know no boundaries. Tonight (or this morning), two more photos of the Lumia 1520, Nokia’s 6-inch phablet device due in November, have come forward from China’s Telecommunication Equipment Certification Center—basically their FCC.

The photos themselves don’t reveal too much more on an initial pass, just what we already know: the world is about to gain a really big Lumia Windows Phone. The specs for the 1520 should bump Windows Phone into the forefront of large screened devices, especially with its 1080P display, Snapdragon 800 CPU, 32GB of storage (and microSD). We recently revealed that the device will also feature an industry leading 3400 mAh battery to power the device for an extended period.

Combined with its rear 20 MP camera (dual shot 16 MP + 5 MP, akin to the Lumia 1020), the Nokia Lumia 1520 is expected to go on sale for AT&T in early November with a later release for Verizon. Since China is evidently testing the device as well, it’s safe to assume that this massive Windows Phone will launch worldwide in the near future.

The Lumia 1520 along with Nokia’s tablet were expected to be revealed later this month in New York City, but Windows Phone Central has heard this event was cancelled and now @evleaks suggests an October 22nd date. It would make sense for Nokia to announce the Lumia 1520 in late October with a two week lead before an actual release. That is how the Lumia 1020 and Lumia 925 were recently handled too.

I've been waiting for the release of the 1020 in Spain (allegedly with a 64GB boost to boot) but I'd be tempted to wait a couple more months for this to supplement my current 720 ... Decisions, decisions ...

In my opinion it's ridiculous to release this as a flagship. It's far from "for everybody" smartphone. And i feel it is quite close to galaxy mega which looks awesome but in reality is a f***n' lame. It's about time to upgrade the flagship such as lumia 920. I love this girl in my hand and wont trade it. But still the new smartphone is got to be of a good size, give it slightly larger screen. The same 20 MP pureview, quadcore, 2 gig ram. And whole lotta other innovations. Make it power efficient and light. That's the logical thing. Otherwise it's just throwing down the class and compete on the very insecure market.

While I agree it doesn't make sense to make it a flagship I disagree with the comparison to the mega. The mega is a big screen device with bad specs (lower resolution screen, worse camera etc) than the S4 this is a big screen device with amazing specs. It's not likely to be "fucking lame".

Still Galaxy S4 is a reasonable size. I think this is more close to mega or note which is still quite big. Well in previous statement can swap mega to experia ultra, in terms of specs. Sizewise those two are same or almost same. I also agree that everybody entitled to own opinion.
On a bit unrelated matter i wish gdr3 would bring that 3rd midsize tile raw. I saved a picture from previous news bout screenshot on the 1520. With a lil bit of zoom it looked quite nice on my 920.

The Bluetooth solution does make sense. If you gonna talk on the device without it, everybody will make fun of you talking on a brick. If having a bluetooth, then only small kids will have fun thinking that you are a crazy dude/girl talking to yourself. Either way isn't perfect. Which in my opinion brings it to no point of buying this phone.

I love how people are deciding whether or not to buy this phone based on what other people might think of you. What is this, school? Buy it or not based on your own opinions and accept that others might disagree with you. I am sure as hell gonna buy it and am probably at some point going to make a call without a Bluetooth headset and I don't really give a shit if people laugh at me. If I really need to I have a 6" Nokia to hurt them with. :-P

Good point. Well 6inches still looks ridiculous. Though im nokia all the way and do support their decisions. Although instead of 1520 id rather see a 8.1 tablet(not RT) which would be 8.1'. And updated line of lumias like 920, 820, 720.

Could you clarify this statement please? Do you know that there's no stylus or rather can't confirm whether it has a stylus or not? Don't mean to be an ass, but the whole stylus thing is a deal breaker for someone I know who's waiting for this device in case it comes with a stylus.

This phone should be larger than usual since it has the mandatory capacitive buttons on the bottom. Looks really nice but 6" is just too big, and I have big hands. I wonder how the battery life is going to be with that beast CPU and resolution.

Battery was always disappointment on my lumia 920. After Amber thins got a bit better. But almost any game on the phone can kill my battery in merely 3hours tops. 1 hour of uno on my 3g connection, i can throw the phone to a bowl of water to boil it. Freaking hot.

UNO is absurd, LOL
also check your background tasks. I turn off anything that is not pinned to my home screen. The Microsoft YouTube apps background task was a massive battery drain, ever since Google started blocking it. Definitely turn that task off.

Dont even have that app anymore. UNO is rediculous? Well i thought that too. Simple graphics not suppose to drain battery and considerable low data usage. I wouldnt believe how that thing noms my charge. Hell I played it while plugged in and in about an hour phone went flat. Never happened on my iPad though.

That's not what he's talking about. He's talking about the metal contacts for a charging case like on the Lumia 1020 or Lumia 925. Since it doesn't have metal contacts, we can probably assume that wireless charging is built-in, rather than requiring a separate wireless charging case.

You might be right because I read his comment really quickly. I think he meant to say no metal contacts = built in wireless charging.
And I think it does have wireless charging because the holes on top look like they're for a speaker or mics.

If you scroll all the way down below the last tile there is the right arrow in a circle that takes you to the list of all installed apps. My guess that that curved line is the top of that circle. It looks like the tiles are scrolled not quite all the way to the bottom

Well, there are people who don't carry their phones in their trouser pockets.
Holding a huge tablet-like phone to ones ears might look weird,but don't forget eyes can get used to a lot of things. Plus, remember the first mobile phones ... They were enormous.

Bluetooth makes you look like a nutter talking to yourself, acceptable for driving and stock brokers otherwise its a fail.. As for holding a ridiculous looking phone to your head Nokia should have learned from the taco that was the ngage :D

The more I see the photos of this device, the more it grows on me, simply because you get that extra app column on the Start Screen. Also, that 3,400 mAh battery won't hurt either.

One thing though, I hope to God Nokia includes a camera strap like they did with the 1020. Honestly, holding something that big and hefty, gravity will be lusting it a great deal. You;re bound to drop that thing sooner or later, one way or another. It'd be nice to have a strap to catch it so that you're fancy phablet doesn't die. After all, a 6 inche screen means 1.3" more screen to crack than other Nokias.

20mp shooter to become standard on top tier series 41mp exclusive to L1020 and its future replacement. Imagine this phone with all its tech in a 4.5" display phone akin to the L925... That would sell but 6" phablet??? Useless niche device

I'm happy with my 4.5" 920. I'd like a 920 that's lighter and physically smaller by having less bezel. I know that sounds like a 925 but that's only a sidegrade from the 920. I'm waiting for a 8.1 phone before I buy again. I'm super happy with my 920, in fact it's the longest I've kept a single phone before and I've used all 3 platforms.

Well, it seems that the Samsung Galaxy Note series is doing quite well, especially in Asia so this one has a good chance to do well too. But only with the correct marketing strategy otherwise Samsung will continue to dominate.

Just doesn't do it for me, especially since its only selling points are its size, apart from camera everything else has already been done spec wise. An attention getter for sure but the 1020's camera is a bigger draw for me.

If Nokia was like At&t, HTC, LG, I wouldn't expect much from it, but Nokia hasn't let anyone down they make a mistake and fix it as fast as they can if Microsoft makes a mistake Nokia try's to give a solution so I'm sure the 1520 is gonna have apps especially for it. If not well I'll probably be getting the note 3.

Its great to see how Nokia pushed Microsoft to lower the specs for the low end devices. Now the latest update is for enabled better high-end units. This strategy is slow but, successful to say the least. Yesterday someone asked me "is that a Windows Phone ?" Two years ago it was more like " What kinda phone is that ?" I can't wait to get this phone .

I hope the AT&T and Verizon devices are two different models rather than an iteration of each other: One a 6.0" (1520) and the other 5.5" (maybe a 1320 or 1220) so we'll have two phablets. This way, once they get released unlocked, people will have a choice of either a 6.0" or 5.5" a phablet.

This will be the perfect size for me. Right now I cary my 920 and a 7 inch tablet, since working on SharePoint forms is quite a bit easier on the larger screen. It works on the 920 though, but a little more space would just fit everything on the screen nicer. With this baby, I don't have to worry about a WiFi connection, cam leave the tablet at home and still do everything I need to do very comfortably. Release this beast and take my money already. As for a stylus, it would be nice, but is not a must for me. When Cortana hits the real world, I'll probably type a lot less anyway. Bluetooth or holding a 6 inch phone to my ear? I will probably end up doing both... All I would wish for on top of the 1520 would be a smart watch, so I can leave the phone in my pocket for things like checking texts and to see who is calling...

Agree. Market has moved on and Nokia must moved on too to be competitive. Key aspect for flagship phone: light, 5' screen, minimum bezel, HD screen, memory slot. Nokia doesn't have such phone. Sad but true. The closest WP we have is ATIV S. Just don't throw 920 in the hat. 925 is good effort but lack screen size.

I want to get my mother a Windows phone this holiday to go with her Windows 8 laptop. I was going to go with the 925, but seeing that this phone's specs trounces the 925, I think I'm going to wait and see if Nokia releases a similar speced phone at the 4.5-4.7 screen size.

Well in one sense I can see we're slowly moving away from phone calls and more into the video chats, in this vain a big screen on the go for vidchats is welcoming.. However, rowesoft is right, I have actually tried putting the mega in my pocket hahaha yea ok.. As I said u need a man purse for this bitch

Bye bye Samsung... this is my next phone. I tried holding out for the "next big windows thing" but it never got here. So I will be putting this focus s to rest, and heading to the best... The 5c of course! Its so pretty! J/K, 1520 all the way!!!

My BIG question is whether this device will have the option to "write" with a stylus. I've convinced a relative of mine to hold off upgrading to a GNote for almost TWO years from an Windows Mobile 6.2 device, and he's now to the point of giving up since he needs stylus input of the kind present in both his aging HTC WM and the GNote...